1/29/08

‘The onus lies with the RTO’
Daily News & Analysis - Mumbai,India
If schools adopt this system and make it mandatory for students to travel by the school bus, then such incidents can be prevented. ...
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Bus attacks spark ‘no-go area' warning
Dorset Echo - England,UK
One bus driver was forced to stop after a fire was started in the vehicle by youths as it travelled along Moore Avenue. The incident is being treated as ...
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Two men killed by police in separate incidents
radiojamaica.com - Jamaica
The police say they were on an operation in the Acadia Housing Scheme in St. Mary when Mr. Douglas was seen at a bus stop about 2:45. ...
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Snow blows through Valley
Yakima Herald-Republic - Yakima,WA,USA
Several weather-related incidents were reported around Eastern Washington over the weekend. A few people on board a bus chartered for Special Olympics ...
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Incidents on Sunday
Focus News - Sofia,Bulgaria
An 80-year-old woman was hospitalized after she was hit by a BMW while waiting for the bus on a sidewalk in the town of Varna.
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Concerns over safety of school vans
NDTV.com - New Delhi,India
''There will be a thorough investigation and we will take measures to ensure such incidents do not happen again,'' said RR Patil, Deputy CM, Maharashtra. ...
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4:29 AM, I-95 N, Automatic Congestion, Congestion, US 70 BUS
Traffic is traveling at 29 MPH at: I-95 N; MM 97; US 70 BUS.
NCDOT Traffic Incidents for the... - http://apps.dot.state.nc.us/tims/

Three cheers for free public transport
By Adwoa Bart-Plange
I have already witnessed several incidents of violence and/or disorder on the TPG, and while I'm sure this happens in other places where tickets are required, I like to think the incidence would decrease if the trams were patrolled or ...
Genevan Vegan - http://missplange.blog.tdg.ch/

Shocking Incident - Theft Attempt in Bus !!
By P.S(P.S)
This incident happened to one of my friend who was travelling in Bus. Iam describing the incident as he told me. My friend who wishes to remain anonymous, was travelling from IIM towards Jaideva hospital flyover on Banerghatta road on ...
- http://argetslam.blogspot.com/

China: This week’s mass incidents
By Webmaster
Back to Hubei province, the Shiyan city bus company has been on strike since Jan. 12, bringing the prefecture-level city to a halt in the midst of a heavy snowfall. Traditional media haven't reported on it, but the bloggers [zh] are ...
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204978 BIMS Flyer.QXP
The Bus Incident. Monitoring System (BIMS). provides a bus dispatcher. with the ability to locate a. distress call, remotely view ...

Three die in separate accidents
Times of India - India
In the second incident reported from Gomtinagar police station a 43-year-old man who had got down from a bus died after being run over by the same roadways ...
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Bus Carrying Special Olympians Crashes on Icy Highway
InjuryBoard.com - Tampa,FL,USA
By Michael Myers It's easy (if not easy, at least straightforward) to show a jury how an accident's affected the life of a dad who works at Boeing, ...
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Ten die in road accidents in Argentina
CNN International - USA
... a bus skidded off a highway and overturned in Rosario, marking the single biggest death toll on a day of widespread rain and numerous accidents around ...
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Snow and ice cut power, close schools in the West
USA Today - USA
In the worst of more than 100 motor vehicle accidents, Armando Barragan, 30, of Othello, was fatally struck by a state Transportation Department snowplow ...
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Snow, freezing rain send vehicles sliding across Mid-Columbia
Mid Columbia Tri City Herald - Kennewick,WA,USA
The bus accident happened about 6 pm Saturday near Prescott on Highway 124 and involved a tanker truck that also went off the road. The bus was bringing ...
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Bus lane cover-up
motorcyclenews.com - UK
A leaked Transport for London (TfL) report shows accidents have fallen 42% on routes where motorcycles have been allowed in bus lanes. ...
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Do something, get involve (sue the Ministry too, if we have to)
By Lilian
Now, today, Jolene’s MSN me to help her to urge bloggers to ask their readers and visitors if any of them have been victims of bus accidents. You can read about the death of Nian Ning on Jolene’s post. She died in the bus accident. ...
The Obnoxious 5xmom - http://www.chanlilian.net

Canadian Corner 28/01/08
By Crea
That was terrible where that bus accident happend in Edmonton, killed the driver instantly, injured alot of people -think they were going to a ski resort. This winter there has been alot of bus accidents carry people. ...
Taste of Home Community - http://community.tasteofhome.com/forums/

RIP
By alienstargurlz
personally, this really really scared me. already with the recent upheaval of news about bus accidents especially in the Perak section of the North-South highway. its not surreal anymore. to think, it could have been a friend, ...
the start of something new - http://alienstargurlz.wordpress.com

Bus Carrying Special Olympians Crashes on Icy Highway
By Michael Myers
It's easy (if not easy, at least straightforward) to show a jury how an accident's affected the life of a dad who works at Boeing, or a mom who drives her kids to soccer or a teenager who's about to graduate from high school. ...
Personal Injury Legal News -... - http://www.injuryboard.com/

BMF highlights Bus Lane Trial cover up
By Jon Booth(Jon Booth)
Apparently along overdue TfL (Transport for London) report has been leaked which shows that accidents were nearly halved over a three-year period on two trial routes where motorcycles were allowed into bus lanes, with a 42% reduction in ...
inter-bike Motorcycle Blog -... - http://inter-bike.blogspot.com/

India Plans Motorcycle First-Aid Team For Clogged Delhi: Report
By krypton
The Delhi government has also vowed to phase out 4500 private “Blueline” buses, blamed for the largest number of accidents. The city’s state-run accident medical services hailed the project, the first of its kind in India where more ...
IndianPad - All Stories - http://www.indianpad.com

1/27/08
By Al M(Al M)
Blueline bus runs over woman, year's toll six Hindustan Times - India The owner of the bus has been called for questioning," said a police official. The 4000-odd Blueline buses, a crucial part of Delhi 's public transport . ...
Bus Emergency news archive - http://busemergencynewsarchive.blogspot.com/

No Blueline buses in Delhi this weekend | TwoCircles.net
New Delhi : With no respite from the "killer" Blueline buses, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Friday asked private bus operators to steer clear of city ...

Bus driver killed in Alberta crash
Globe and Mail - Canada
CALGARY AND TORONTO — Bad winter driving conditions are emerging as the likely cause of an Alberta charter bus crash that killed the driver and injured at ...
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Death toll from Jordan bus accident rises to 22
Xinhua - China
A public transportation bus carrying 48 passengers collided with a water tanker near Salhoub Bridge north of Amman, causing the Kingdom's most serious road ...
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Two sought in assault on bus
Baltimore Sun - United States
8 bus Saturday night as it headed south on York Road from Towson toward the city, an MTA spokeswoman said. About 11 pm, several youths left the movies at ...
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Eight kids steal bus, go on joyride
Times of India - India
KUALA LUMPUR: Eight children aged between 11 and 14 were detained by Malaysian police after they stole a bus and went for a joyride in the southern state of ...
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8 hurt as bus crashes into Los Angeles doughnut shop
San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA
AP LOS ANGELES—Eight people have been hospitalized after a bus crashed into the south Los Angeles doughnut shop where they were dining. ...
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A walking bus to school – the first step to cutting child obesity
ic Wales - United Kingdom
Mother-of-three Rebecca Davies explains why she and her children now catch a walking bus to school IBLAME it all on Catherine. My friend made a throwaway ...
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How to turn your local bus into a transport of delight
Times Online - UK
The bus company Stagecoach has just printed a guide on how to catch a bus. I know. I know. What next? A pamphlet on “How to stand in your kitchen, ...
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'R4 000 for a mini bus'
Independent Online - Cape Town,South Africa
Two men, who hijacked a mini bus taxi in Rivonia on Saturday night, were caught out when they skipped a road block, police said on Sunday. ...
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State weighs bias claims of Iraqi born Detroit area bus mechanic
MLive.com - MI,USA
AP DETROIT (AP) — The Michigan Civil Rights Commission plans a public hearing Wednesday to determine whether the civil rights of a former Detroit area bus ...
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Malaysian youths caught joyriding in bus
Malaysian police have detained eight children aged between 11 and 14-years-old after they stole a bus in the southern state of Johor, local newspaper reports say.
Tag: Crime - ABC News (Australian... - http://abc.net.au/news/tag/crime

Bus attacks spark ‘no-go area' warning
BUS company chiefs have warned that a Bournemouth estate could become a no-go area if attacks on its vehicles don't stop.
Bournemouth Echo | Latest News - http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk

Bus Shooting Victim Remembers His Brush with Death
Cleveland Montogomery is speaking out about the Metro Transit bus shooting ten months ago that almost took his life. FOX 9's Beth McDonough, reporting.
Local News for MyFox Twin Cities - http://www.myfoxtwincities.com/myfox

Lawmakers rev up for transit
Evansville Courier & Press (subscription) - Evansville,IN,USA
This year, lawmakers are focused on rushing property tax relief to Hoosiers before the Legislature's session ends March 14, so mass transit hasn't drawn ...
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MTA To Reassess Plans For Fulton Street Transit Center
New York Sun - New York,NY,USA
By JARED IRMAS The Metropolitan Transportation Authority will meet today to reassess plans for construction of the Fulton Street Transit Center, ...
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Public transit could be NC's future
Burlington Times News - Burlington,NC,USA
By Barry Smith / Freedom Raleigh Bureau RALEIGH — A former state transportation secretary is making a pitch to make public transit a bigger part of the ...
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Phoenix Public Transit Launches New Bus Service
EVLiving - USA
The Phoenix Public Transit Department is launching new service across the city on January 28. Increases in service will add trips to the RAPID™ commuter bus ...
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New weighbridge rule to decongest Mombasa port
East African - Nairobi,Kenya
The directive now allows Customs-sealed containerised transit cargo direct passage at all the weighbridges after the first one. Kenya’s weighbridges are ...
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Transit fares are a real bargainDiscounts, tax benefits make good ...
BCLocalNews - Victoria,BC,Canada
By Frank Bucholtz - Langley Times - January 27, 2008 There’s been a lot of complaining about transit fares lately. Most of these complaints have no basis in ...
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Metro Transit hits record high in '07
By dzawacki@wisc.edu(dzawacki@wisc.edu)
Metro Transit General Manager Chuck Kamp said he attributes the increase in riders to environmental consciousness in Madison, employee commitment and unlimited ride pass agreements with businesses and schools like the University of ...
Badger Herald: News - http://badgerherald.com/news/

Monday News
By Ryan Sharp(Gabriel J. Lopez-Bernal)
Tv Interviewers Not Pressing Candidates on Climate Change (Salon.com). St. Pete Experimenting with Painted Bike Lanes (CBS10 Tampa Bay). Bush Administration Sticks it to Transit (National Corridors Initiative) ...
Transit Miami - http://www.transitmiami.com/

"Nipsachuck News" - submitted to the NEARA Transit.
By pwax(pwax)
I sent this summary to the NEARA Transit. Nipsachuck News: Prehistoric human remains have been found during excavation of a rock pile in North Smithfield, RI. NEARA member Dr. Fred Meli, at the invitation of the town's board of ...
Rock Piles - http://rockpiles.blogspot.com/

Tax increase may blunt Uptown’s economic boom
By Medill News Service
The increase in the tax, which would charge buyers of property $10.50 for every $1000 of sale price, was approved by the Illinois legislature as a way to subsidize the Chicago Transit Authority’s underfunded pension system. ...
The Chicago Methods Reporter - http://www.methodsreporter.com

State funding drives local transit projects
Some grease has been added to the wheels of two major College Park transportation concerns after the state set aside millions of dollars for Route 1 reconstruction and the proposed Purple Line transitway. The funding, announced by Gov. ...
The Diamondback - http://www.diamondbackonline.com

Rash of muggings has police on alert
Seattle Times - United States
All the incidents seem to have the same description: a group of teenagers or young adults intimidate someone younger and steal a MP3 player or cellphone, ...
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Women, thy safety is in your hands
Merinews - New Delhi,India
... which should be taken by girls and women to avoid any untoward incident from taking place. Avoid traveling in a very crowded bus or train. ...
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2:29 AM, I-95 N, Automatic Congestion, Congestion, US 70 BUS
Traffic is traveling at 27 MPH at: I-95 N; MM 97; US 70 BUS.
NCDOT Traffic Incidents for the... - http://apps.dot.state.nc.us/tims/

Public Transport Review - Train
By hafizbam
2 Last week, you heard about our major initiatives to improve bus services. Today, I will share with you the exciting plans that we have for the rail network, and how we will meet the transport needs of diverse groups of people. ...
Singapore Bus Page - http://singaporebuspage.wordpress.com

The Fear Factory The FBI now has more than 100 task forces devoted ...
By Rory Winter
DeRosa cites an incident from three years ago. Two Middle Eastern men boarded a bus on Lake Shore Drive. They were bearded, dressed in traditional Arabic garb and sitting next to each other. As they rode the bus, one man was clicking a ...
- http://chimesofreedom.blogspot.com/

One dead, others injured in Alta. crash
Canada.com - Hamilton,Ontario,Canada
Several people have died recently in bus accidents in Alberta. On November 6, three people, including a baby, were killed when the Greyhound bus they were ...
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Road accidents in fog Leave 11 dead in Bangladesh
Earthtimes - London,UK
The worst occurred in central Munshiganj district when a crowded bus overshot a culvert and plunged into a ditch killing four passengers and injuring 15, ...
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Bus operators on the warpath
Hindu - Chennai,India
They also stressed the need for imposing restrictions on the issue of permits as road accidents, deaths due to them, and racing were on the increase. ...
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High Court rejects revision petition
Hindu - Chennai,India
He also made adverse comments on the state of medical services for accident victims in the Capital. Though the bus driver had managed to flee the spot after ...
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Drivers, pedestrians injured in road accidents in Bulgaria
Focus News - Sofia,Bulgaria
Drivers and pedestrians were injured in road accidents on Sunday in different towns in Bulgaria. A man died in a crash on Trakia highway, the press office ...
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New Police Technique
Washington Post - United States
It's most useful when the accident scene is fairly compact. Metro isn't the only transit agency looking to raise revenue. Alexandria's DASH bus system is ...
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15 killed in three Karnataka accidents
Khabrein.info - New Delhi,Delhi,India
In another road accident, a private bus dashed against a tree at Mudigere sub-division of Chickmagalur district when the driver lost control. ...
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MTA Bus Crash in Los Angeles Donut Shop
By Reza
As the rain continues, more news of auto accidents including this MTA bus accident leaves eight injured in Southern California. Earlier today, an MTA bus collided with another vehicle and then crashed into Donut World near USC. ...
Los Angeles Personal Injury Attorney... - http://www.rezat.com/

OBEY ~ Obedience taken to the extreme
By admin
On the other hand, the night bus got into an accident and 3 people died and the rest of the passengers were injured. It was in the papers today. Whew! Talk about coincidence. If i were to take the night bus, i might be among the dead. ...
Jahe's Blog - http://david.inquverse.com

An Accident’s Impact
By Danny Gallagher
What happens when you sue the family of the man who ran over with your car for the damages to your car? I mean, other than you’re going straight to Hell on a Greyhound bus made out of the flesh and bones of child molesters and Nazis…
Dumb Lawsuits - http://www.dumb-lawsuits.com

1/26/08
By Al M(Al M)
OUR OPINION: Thumbs up, thumbs down Valdosta Daily Times - Valdosta,GA,USA Three school bus accidents in less than two months is too many. Even one accident involving our children is too many. Though the accidents were handled . ...
- http://busemergencynewsarchive.blogspot.com/

Turkey - part III
By summertravels
Time to move again - I took the bus to Ankara to see Hasan Comert (from UMass Econ Dept). After dropping off my luggage, we went into town to have lunch with his friends Selen and Seda - who were both studying to take the TOEFL test. ...
Nicole's Summer Travels - http://summertravels.wordpress.com